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Selma, Alabama
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The bridge is named after Edmund Winston Pettus, who was a Confederate general and later a U.S. Senator from Alabama.
On March 7, 1965, known as 'Bloody Sunday,' peaceful protesters were violently confronted by law enforcement while attempting to march to Montgomery.
Designated in 2013, the bridge is recognized for its significant role in the struggle for voting rights in the United States.
The Edmund Pettus Bridge, completed in 1940, features a distinctive steel arch design that spans the Alabama River.
The trail commemorates the 1965 Voting Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, a key event in the Civil Rights Movement.
The Edmund Pettus Bridge has appeared in films such as 'Selma,' which dramatizes the events of the 1965 marches.
The events of 'Bloody Sunday' highlighted the power of nonviolent resistance and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
